Table 2.
Whole-body MRI, Philips.
| T1 cor | T2 STIR cor | T1 transversal | T2 transversal | THRIVE | DWI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequence type | TSE | TSE | In and out of phase | TSE | T1 3D-GRE | EPI |
| TR/TE/TI (ms) | 326/18/0 | 1666/64/165 | 178/2.3 and 4.6/0 | 1666/100/0 | 3.6/1.72/0 | 3222/70/180 |
| Thickness/gap (mm) | 6/1 | 6/1 | 8/0.8 | 8/0.8 | 4/–2 | 6/0 |
| Voxel size (mm) | 0.95 × 0.95 × 6.0 | 0.95 × 0.95 × 6.0 | 1.56 × 1.55 × 8.0 | 0.78 × 0.78 × 8.0 | 1.56 × 1.57 × 2.0 | 1.51 × 1.50 × 6.0 |
| Matrix | 368 × 140 | 320 × 135 | 192 × 106 | 400 × 246 | 192 × 136 | 112 × 75 |
| Bandwidth (Hz/pixel) | 449 | 504 | 522 | 219 | 543 | 22 |
| Signal averages (n) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| B values (s/mm2) | 0 and 1000 | |||||
| Slices/station (n) | 33–45 | 33–45 | 25–30 | 25–30 | 100–105 | 33–45 |
TE: echo time; TI: inversion time; TR: repetition time.